The discography of American rock band Butthole Surfers consists of nine studio albums, four extended plays (EP), two live albums, three compilation albums, one video album, and eight singles. Formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas, the group signed with the Alternative Tentacles label in 1981. Butthole Surfers' eponymous debut EP was released two years later. The band added drummers King Coffey and Teresa Nervosa in 1983, moved to the Touch and Go label the following year, and released their debut full-length album, Psychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS For all: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. For all top 50: CAN NZ UK UK IndiePsychic... Powerless... Another Man's Sac Released: December 1984 (US) Labels: Touch and Go, Fundamental Format: CD, cassette, LP — — — — — 12Rembrandt Pussyhorse Released: April 18, 1986 (US) Labels: Touch and Go, Red Rhino Format: CD, CS, LP — — — — — 9Locust Abortion Technician Released: March 1987 (US) Labels: Touch and Go, Blast First Format: CD, CS, LP — — — — — 3Hairway to Steven Released: April 11, 1988 (US) Labels: Touch and Go, Blast First Format: CD, CS, LP — — — — — 6piouhgd Released: February 20, 1991 (US) Labels: Rough Trade Format: CD, CS, LP — 136 — — 68 —Independent Worm Saloon Released: March 23, 1993 (US) Labels: Capitol Format: CD, CS, LP 154 179 — — 73 —Electriclarryland Released: April 2, 1996 (US) Labels: Capitol Format: CD, CS, LP 31 23 61 24 — —RIAA: GoldWeird Revolution Released: August 28, 2001 (US) Labels: Surfdog, Hollywood Format: CD, LP 130 124 — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Archival albums + List of archival albums Title DetailsAfter the Astronaut Released: June 26, 2026 (US) Labels: Sunset Blvd Format: CD, LP Originally recorded in the late 1990s, but was cancelled, although the majority of the songs were slightly reworked for 2001's Weird Revolution.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Live album details Peak chart positions UK IndieLive PCPPEP Released: September 20, 1984 (US) Labels: Alternative Tentacles Format: 12" —Double Live Released: June 1989 (US) Labels: Touch and Go, Fundamental Format: CD, CS, LP 4Live at the Leatherfly Released: May 2025 (US) Labels: Sunset Blvd Records Format: LP — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums Title Compilation album detailsThe Hole Truth... and Nothing Butt Released: March 28, 1995 (US) Labels: Trance Syndicate Format: CDHumpty Dumpty LSD Released: July 11, 2002 (US) Labels: Latino Buggerveil Format: CD, LPButthole Surfers/Live PCPPEP Released: January 28, 2003 (US) Labels: Latino Buggerveil Format: CD
Video albums + List of video albums Title Video album details Blind Eye Sees AllReleased: June 1986 Label: Touch and Go Formats: VHS, DVD (2002)
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Extended play details Peak chart positions UK IndieButthole Surfers Released: July 1983 (US) Labels: Alternative Tentacles Format: 12" 21Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis Released: October 1985 (UK) Labels: Touch and Go, Fundamental Format: 12" 9Widowermaker Released: September 6, 1989 (US) Labels: Touch and Go, Blast First Format: 12", 10", CD 1The Hurdy Gurdy Man Released: November 16, 1990 (US) Labels: Rough Trade Format: 12" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum USAir USAlt USMain AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia and New Zealand: "The Hurdy Gurdy Man": "Pepper": CANAlt NZ UK1990"The Hurdy Gurdy Man"———147—3698piouhgd1993"Who Was in My Room Last Night?"—24—————Independent Worm Saloon1994"Dust Devil"———————"Good King Wenceslas"/"The Lord Is a Monkey"———————Electriclarryland1996"Pepper"261191523259"Jingle of a Dog's Collar"———130———2001"The Shame of Life"—24—147———Weird Revolution2002"Dracula from Houston"———172——— "—" denotes singles that did not chart.
Compilation and soundtrack contributions YearTitleTrack(s)Label1983Cottage Cheese from the Lips of Death"I Hate My Job"Ward-91984International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation"100 Million People Dead"R Radical1984Rat Music for Rat People Vol. 2"Butthole Surf Theme Song"CD Presents1985Tellus #10: All Guitars"U.S.S.A." (Live)Harvestworks1986God's Favorite Dog"Eindhoven Chicken Masque" "The Legless Eye"Touch and Go1987A Texas Trip"All Day" "Flame Grape"Caroline1987Smack My Crack"Boiled Dove"Giorno Poetry Systems1989Nothing Short of Total War"Jimi" (Live)Blast First1990Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson"Earthquake"Sire1993Volume Eight"Who Was in My Room Last Night?" (Tate Or Tot Mix)Volume magazine1993Son in Law: From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"Who Was in My Room Last Night?"Hollywood1994Brainscan: Music from the Motion Picture"Leave Me Alone"Ruffhouse/Columbia1994Love & A .45: Music from the Motion Picture"Who Was in My Room Last Night?"Epic Soundtrax1994Dumb And Dumber: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"Hurdy Gurdy Man"RCA1995Saturday Morning"Underdog"MCA1995¡Cinco Años!"The Lord Is a Monkey" (Remix)Trance Syndicate1996Original Soundtrack from Fox Hunt"The Colored F.B.I. Guy"Rhino1996Music from And Inspired By John Carpenter's Escape from L.A."Pottery"Lava1996William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music from the Motion Picture"Whatever (I Had a Dream)"Capitol1996Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"The Lord Is a Monkey" (Rock Version)Geffen1997Spawn: The Album"Tiny Rubberband" (with/feat. Moby)Immortal/Epic/Sony1997subUrbia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"Human Cannonball"Geffen1998Cult Rockers: Rebels"Alcohol"1999M.O.M., Vol. 3: Music for Our Mother Ocean"Summer in the City" Remix of "Ocean Size" (Jane's Addiction)Surfdog/Hollywood2000Mission: Impossible II (soundtrack)"They Came In"Hollywood2002Music from Scrubs"Dracula from Houston"Hollywood2003Laurel Canyon: Original Soundtrack"The Shame of Life"Hollywood2004Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground"Moving to Florida"Rhino2004Step Into Liquid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"Dracula from Houston"Surfdog
Music videos Year Title Director1987 "Cherub" Alex Halpern & Tom Stern1988 "Fast" Alex Winter1990 "The Hurdy Gurdy Man" 1993 "Who Was in My Room Last Night?" William Stobaugh "Dust Devil" Modi Frank(worldradiohistory.com)1995 "Underdog" 1996 "Pepper" Gavin Bowden2001 "The Shame of Life" Kyle Cooper
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